Criminal Minds (TV Series)

The Sandman (2016)

Aisha Tyler: Dr. Tara Lewis

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• Aaron Hotchner : We're looking for a family annihilator. We believe he's a white male in his early to mid thirties. He is intelligent, well-organized, and meticulous.

  David Rossi : Family annihilators are often quick and ruthless, but this unsub prolongs the suffering of his victims.

  Dr. Tara Lewis : He appears to kill in stages. First the father, then the mother, and finally the child.

  Derek Morgan : The mother seems to be the primary target of the unsub's rage. She is forced to endure a sense of helplessness for up to an hour while her child is in danger.

  Sgt. Natalie Whitfield : So we're dealing with a sadist?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Yes, but not sadism as we typically think of it. Despite the savagery of the attacks, the killer does not derive gratification from inflicting pain; it's from observing the panic in his victims. The sadism is psychological.

  Derek Morgan : Something may have happened in the unsub's childhood where he felt unprotected. Perhaps his own mother turned a blind eye to a real or perceived danger.

  Aaron Hotchner : And this could explain the ritual of placing sand and glue in the parents' eyes, symbolically blinding them as punishment.

  Dr. Tara Lewis : Ellie Zumwalt survived her injuries, and this may discourage this unsub and make him more cautious.

  David Rossi : Or have the opposite effect. It could infuriate him and spur him to attack again soon with increased violence.

• M.E. Cranston : Good to see you again, Dr. Reid.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Nice to see you.

  Dr. Tara Lewis : Again?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Yeah, we did a case here four years ago.

  M.E. Cranston : Right, the tornado guy. That was one for the books.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : You know, the sand in the eyes could be a purely symbolic gesture. Uh, the Sandman was a mythical character who would sprinkle magic dust in the eyes of children while they slept

  Dr. Tara Lewis : Yeah, but I thought he was benevolent figure, a bringer of good dreams

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Not always. In one version of the myth, he would actually pop the eyeballs out of kids, used it for food for his own offspring

  Dr. Tara Lewis : Geez, I stand corrected!